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Nick Clegg's been defending the Lib Dems' record in government at his party conference in Brighton. He says, after apologising for the tuition fee row, it's time to talk about Lib Dem policies in action.

The Government needs to introduce a levy on plastic bags, Lib Dems activists have said.

Under the proposed scheme, revenue from the new tax would be spent on community food initiatives. The new Lib Dem policy was ratified by the party's members during a vote at their conference in Brighton.

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There should be no new runways in the southeast. That was the message from the Lib Dem conference in Brighton today when they debated the future of airports in our region. Phil Hornby has our report, which features MPs Julian Huppert, Norman Baker and Nick Clegg.

The faithful at the Liberal Democrat conference in Brighton this weekend can leave with a very special souvenir - a mug with their leader's famous 'I'm Sorry'. First an apology, then a hit now something you keep in the kitchen. What next?

Phil Hornby has the latest, as the Liberal Democrat Conference gets underway in Brighton. The Lib Dem leader may have gone viral this week after a re-mix of his apology for breaking his pledge on tuition fees went round the globe, but protesters in Brighton weren't keen to forgive.